Goat Cheese

Goat cheese (chevre) is a generic term that refers to both fresh and aged cheese made from goat's milk. Common varieties include fresh cheese like Chevre, Montrachet (soft cheeses) and Garrotxa, a hard cheese.

Soft goat cheese can be served on your cheese board or even breaded and lightly pan fried and served with a salad.  It can be flavored with other ingredients and used as a dip.  This is a very versatile cheese.  Look for this cheese in your local grocery store.  It sometimes is sold in small rounds or little logs.

Substitute For Goat Cheese (Chevre)

If you don't have goat cheese, here are some options:

• You can use most of the soft, fresh, forms of goat cheese interchangeably in most cases.  The cheeses may be formed into logs (good for slicing and frying) or spreading.  For salads you can use one covered in herbs or ash. The flavor differences will be subtle.
• OR - For 1 oz soft goat cheese substitute 1 oz cream cheese.
• OR - For 1 oz hard goat cheese substitute Manchego cheese which is a sheep's cheese.